Her twin brothers Ian and Alistair are six years older than she is. They were both architects until Alastair passed away in Educated at the High School for Girls in Oxford, she started out in the theater as a prompt girl and understudy at the Oxford Repertory.
She claims she never went on as no one ever fell sick. Bird-dogged by an American theatrical impresario, the role led to her being cast in her Broadway debut in "New Faces of ". Had to change her stage name to "Maggie Smith" as there already was an actress named "Margaret Smith" at the time she started in the profession.
Olivier pronounced her acting "Marvelous". Was a member of the Old Vic Company from to , when the company was dissolved. It served as the basis for the new National Theatre being organized by Sir Laurence Olivier , whom invited her to join.
She gave a memorable performance as Desdemona opposite Olivier's Othello at The National Theatre's temporary home at the Old Vic theater building in Repeating the performance in the film made of that production, she won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination, her first of six Oscar nods. While filming Death on the Nile , aboard ship, no one was allowed his or her own dressing room, so she shared a dressing room with Bette Davis and Angela Lansbury.
Was the first of four consecutive winners of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to have the initials 'M. Is a vice-president of Chichester Cinema at New Park. Anita Roddick and Kenneth Branagh are also vice-presidents.
Seven other Harry Potter actors also have one. In , Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson , who were also married at the time, played the same roles. Smith later worked with both Branagh and Thompson in the Harry Potter films.
She was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of her outstanding contribution to film culture.
Devoted to author Jane Austen and her work. In , it was reported that she was fighting breast cancer. She has had a tumor removed and undergone chemotherapy. Not only does she frequently work with Judi Dench , but they have also both worked with each other's children.
During the time she was cast in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie , producers approached her for further film roles in Cactus Flower and Mary, Queen of Scots but she turned them down as she wanted to limit her film work and focus more on theater. Grandmother to Daisy b. July and Nathaniel b. December via son Chris Larkin , and to Eli b. May , Tallulah b. May , and Kura b.
September via son Toby Stephens. Gave birth to her first child at age 32, a son Christopher Stephens aka Chris Larkin , on June 19, Child's father is her boyfriend now late ex-first husband , Robert Stephens. Gave birth to her second child at age 34, a son Toby Stephens on April 21, Child's father is her now late ex-first husband, Robert Stephens.
She appeared in two movies by the same title: Quartet and Quartet The fight scene between her and Alan Rickman in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was almost scrapped during the script process of the film. See full bio ».
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Show all Hide all Show by Hide Show Actress 88 credits. The Miracle Club pre-production Lily Fox. Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham. Show all 52 episodes. Betsey Trotwood. Violet Venable. Mabel Pettigrew - Memento Mori Mabel Pettigrew. Smith has received two Academy Awards. She received the first for best actress in , for her portrayal of an idealistic, unorthodox schoolteacher in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Throughout the s, Smith acted in a diverse range of projects, from the comedy Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit with Whoopi Goldberg, to the literary adaptation Washington Square and the ensemble drama Tea with Mussolini.
The movie was a huge hit, and Smith reprised the role for six of the seven Harry Potter sequels. Since , Smith has been acclaimed for her performance as the grandly irrepressible Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, in the period drama Downton Abbey. She has received three Emmy Awards for the role in , and The esteemed and busy actress has also continued her prolific film career.
Smith has been married twice. Her first marriage, to actor Robert Stephens in , ended in divorce in
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